Equine DNA Profiling (Genotyping)

A DNA profile is a unique form of genetic identification for your horse. It is an indisputable ID for your horse that can be used to identify it with 100% accuracy should the need arise. Our horse DNA profile starts from R1000 for 1 profile. We can offer additional horse profiles at the small discounted price per sample sent in.

Your equine DNA profile includes:

Our premium quality profile which includes 23 DNA markers

Results in 10 working days from the receipt of samples (sent by email)

Why have your horse DNA profile?

Just imagine your horse gets stolen or lost! If you do identify a horse you suspect is your, how can you have absolute, scientific certainty that it is yours? The answer is by having your horse’s equine profile at hand. A simple comparison between the profiles of the horse you suspect to be yours with the profile from the known horse will tell you if the two profiles belong to the same horse.

DNA profiles are also a powerful record to have for horse breeders. They can be used for parentage testing as well as to provide valuable proof of pedigree or ancestry if required.

Begin your test. The forms to send your samples

Do all horses have a unique DNA profile?

Yes, all horses have a unique DNA profile except for monozygotic twin horses (identical twin horses). Identical twin horses will also have identical DNA profiles which will be undistinguishable from each other.

The equine test we offer is a 23 genetic marker profile. The horse’s profile is an individual DNA profile that can be used as a permanent method of identification.

Will the test establish any hereditary illnesses?

A horse DNA profile is strictly a genetic fingerprint showing the 23 markers analysed. We will not establish anything about the horse’s genetic health.

What sample do I need to provide?

The samples required for this test are horse hair samples. You should keep the following in mind:

Horse hairs need to be collected by plucking not by cutting. Plucking provides the hair and the root. DNA is only found in the root and thus, the root is what is needed for DNA analysis. Cut hairs contain no DNA and cannot be tested.

Horse Parentage Testing

Are you unsure as to which horse is the biological father of a foal? Parentage testing for horses provides scientific, accurate answer to questions of horse parentage.

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